Two Friends Talk History
Two Friends Talk History is a podcast where public historian, Zofia, chats with scholars, archaeologists, researchers and more to explore fascinating histories, look behind the scenes and ask the big question that's missing in much academic discourse: so what? Why is this relevant today? Find me on Instagram at Two Friends Talk History and at ArchaeoArtist.com.
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Episodes
38 episodes
Poverty in Late Antiquity with Carlos Machado
In this episode, I interview Dr Carlos Machado from the University of St Andrews about the social perceptions and realities of poverty in the Late Antique period. Dr Machado is a Roman historian whose work focuses on aspects of urban ...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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43:41
Athletics and Honour with Giorgos Mouratidis
In this episode, I conduct an in-person interview with the Assistant Director of the British School at Athens, Dr Giorgos Mouraditis. Giorgos' research focuses on athletic self-representation in inscriptions from the Hellenistic and Imperial pe...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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26:59
Classical Reception P.1 with Briana King
In this week's episode, flips the script and am interviewed by returning guest, Dr Briana King. This episode will be part one of an ongoing look at how the ancient world is used in different media today!I discuss with Dr King the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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53:47
Research and Engagement at the BSA with Rebecca Sweetman
In this week's episode, Zofia interviews the Director of the British School at Athens (BSA), Professor Rebecca Sweetman. Rebecca has stepped into the role of Director of the BSA for the next few years and has really hit the ground running. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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27:05
Visualising War and Peace in Antiquity with Alice König
In this episode of Two Friends Talk History, Zofia interviews Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of St Andrews, and founder of the Visualising War and Peace Project, Dr Alice König. In this interview, Zofia asks Alice about ideas of ...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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1:04:12
Tyranny in Antiquity with Sam Ellis
In this week's episode of Two Friends Talk History, Zofia is joined by Dr Sam Ellis, an expert in the language of tyranny in antiquity and the study of monocratic power in the Greek polis from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period. We exp...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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44:32
Wishing Upon a Romano-British Well with Maxime Ratcliffe
This week on Two Friends Talk History, I spoke with Dr Maxime Ratcliffe, hot off the press with his recently awarded doctorate, to discuss Romano-British well depositions and the tantalising mysteries that were buried within them. We explore th...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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45:17
The Archaeology of Alcohol with Alexandra Slucky
In this week’s episode, Zofia is joined by returning guest, archaeologist, and archaeobotanist, Alexandra Slucky, to discuss the archaeology of alcohol! We discuss the archaeological process used to identify historic alcoholic vessels and proce...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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50:42
Polybius' Histories with Elke Close
In this episode, Zofia interviews Dr Elke Close about Polybius, the Achaean statesman, teacher, and historian from the Hellenistic period. Polybius was active in Megalopolis at the tail end of the period of Greek independence following the wars...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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35:34
The Severans with Alex Imrie
In this episode, Zofia interviews Dr Alex Imrie about the historical context and impact of the Severan dynasty on the Roman Empire and beyond. We unpack how the dysfunctional family engaged with each other and the tumultuous world of politics a...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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1:10:17
Reconnecting Heritage: Repatriation and Museums with Barbara Winter
Kicking off Series 3, in this episode, Zofia interviews Dr Barbara Winter to discuss how indigenous artifacts have traditionally been collected and displayed in western Canada. This discussion touches on the arguments historically used to keep ...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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57:31
Multilingualism in Republican Italy with Rory Nutter
Drawing the year to a close, this week, Zofia is joined by historian Dr Rory Nutter. Together we discuss the linguistic changes that took place in the Italian peninsula over the 4th- 3rd centuries BCE as Latin speakers interacted with the mosai...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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44:46
Vampires in Antiquity with Ambra Ghiringhelli
In this weeks' episode, Zofia is joined by classical scholar and vampire fang-atic, doctoral candidate at the University of Edinburgh, Ambra Ghiringhelli. Getting to the heart of the vampires in antiquity and in the archaeological r...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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1:02:57
Witches in the Classical World with Celeste Du Blois
In this episode, Zofia is joined again by Latinist and researcher of ancient magic, Celeste De Blois, a Classics doctoral candidate at the University of Edinburgh.Celeste returns to the pod to discuss witches in Greek mythology, Home...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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49:06
Teen Wolf and Werewolves in Antiquity with Javier Martínez Jiménez
In this episode, Zofia is joined by archaeologist and Late Antique period specialist Dr Javier Martínez Jiménez, currently a PDRA in the Cambridge Faculty of Classics "Impact of the Ancient City" ERC Project, to discuss his new article a...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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38:34
Rollin' Down Roman Rivers with James Page
In this episode, Zofia is joined by archaeologist and University of Edinburgh PhD candidate, James R. Page! James shares his insights into how Romans dealt with the changing and often dangerous environment of river transportation, and how local...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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48:41
The Globalised Mediterranean with Meg Currie-Moodie
This week, Zofia is joined by archaeologist and outdoor adventure entrepreneur, Dr Meg Currie-Moodie. Meg and I talk about the globalised Mediterranean in antiquity, and what it meant to have shared visual language - a visual koine. W...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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40:58
Byzantine Pottery
From my recent stay at the British School at Athens, I am joined by archaeologist and Byzantine pottery specialist, the talented Dr Rossana Valente!Dr Rossana Valente (Richard Bradford McConnell Studentship holder) is a postdoctoral rese...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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44:23
The Late Antique City with Javier Martínez Jiménez
In this episode, Zofia is joined by archaeologist and Late Antique period specialist Dr Javier Martínez Jiménez, currently a PDRA in the Cambridge Faculty of Classics "Impact of the Ancient City" ERC Project, to discuss the social change...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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55:38
Roman Curses and Love Magic with Celeste Du Blois
In this episode, Zofia is joined by fellow French Canadian and doctoral candidate, Celeste Du Bois, to discuss Roman curses and love magic in literature and in the archaeological evidence of curse tablets. We explore the challenges to studying ...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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51:43
Bronze Age Kefalonia: the Tzanata tomb with Hettie and Makis Metaxas
In this special episode, Zofia is joined by Hettie and Makis Metaxas from Poros, Kefalonia, who have worked tirelessly on advocating for the conservation of one of the most important monuments of Kefalonia’s Bronze Age, which they also helped d...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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46:06
Ancient Greek Federalism: the Achaean Koinon with Elke Close
In this episode, Zofia is joined by the creator of Hellenistic History website and outreach, Dr Elke Close, to discuss the Achaean League (koinon) of the Greeks during the second century BCE. We chat about the different tools she used to invest...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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54:55
Hellenistic Queens with Briana King
In this episode, Zofia is reunited with Dr Briana King, a specialist in cult of Aphrodite and Greek erotica in the late-Classical period, to discuss the dynamic and variable roles that Hellenistic Queens played by focusing on queen Olympias of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:06:58
The Bianchi Plague Processions of 1399 with Alex Lee
This week, Zofia is joined by Dr Alex Lee to discuss the popular religious processions that took place in northern and central Italy from 1399-1400 in response to the outbreak of deadly plague. These processions were called ‘Bianchi’ because of...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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44:03
Shining a Light on Roman Houses with Lucia Michielin
In this episode, Zofia is joined by archaeologist and 3D-reconstruction specialist, Dr Lucia Michielin, to shine a light on her research into how the building practices of Romans considered lighting and its implications on home design.
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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41:50
